VPRS 8749 Insolvency Register, Geelong and Country Areas

In accordance with the provisions of section 21 of the Insolvency Act 1871 and the subsequent insolvency acts, the Chief Clerks of the Insolvency District Courts in which the proceedings were prosecuted were required to send a copy of every order of sequestration or adjudication of sequestration to the Registrar General. The order was registered in Insolvency Register maintained by the Registrar General.This series was created by the Office of the Registrar-General and the Office of Titles (VA 862). The Office of the Registrar-General was responsible for the registration of persons declared insolvent by the Courts of Insolvency. Returns under the insolvency acts were forwarded to the Registrar General for notation in the Insolvency Register (refer to section 21 of Insolvency Statute 1871). Cases of insolvencies were adjudicated locally. However, notices of all insolvencies in Victoria were sent to the Chief Clerk, Melbourne and the Office of the Registrar General and were also published in the Government Gazette.The information recorded across the page in the register includes:- number of the schedule/file registration number- name of the insolvent- residence- occupation- date of order- date discharge certificate granted- official assignee- remarks.It appears that the register was compiled around 1873 and continued to be used until 1883. The contents date range however, extends back to 1855.The series ended in 1883 when it was replaced by VPRS 8750 Self-Indexed Insolvency Registers for the whole of Victoria.

根据1871年《破产法》(Insolvency Act 1871)第21条及后续破产相关法案的规定，开展破产程序的破产地区法院的首席书记官须向登记总长(Registrar General)寄送每一份扣押令或扣押裁定的副本。该裁定将被录入登记总长维护的破产登记册。
本档案系列由登记总长办公室及产权办公室（VA 862）创建。登记总长办公室负责对经破产法院宣告破产的人员进行登记。依据破产法案提交的回报材料将被送交登记总长，以录入破产登记册（详见1871年《破产法》第21条）。
破产案件均在当地进行裁判，但维多利亚州所有破产案件的通知都会被送至墨尔本首席书记官及登记总长办公室，同时也会在《政府公报》上刊登。
登记册每页收录的信息包括：
- 附表/文件登记编号
- 破产人姓名
- 住所
- 职业
- 裁定日期
- 免责证明书颁发日期
- 官方受托人
- 备注
据悉该登记册约于1873年编制完成，并持续使用至1883年，但其收录的内容可追溯至1855年。1883年，本档案系列被适用于全维多利亚州的VPRS 8750自主索引破产登记册所取代，至此该系列档案正式终止。